Police County
Police County
Powiat policki | |
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Coat of arms | |
![]() Location within the voivodeship | |
![]() Division into gminas | |
Coordinates (Police): 53°32′N 14°34′E / 53.533°N 14.567°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
Seat | Police |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 664.16 km2 (256.43 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 64,147 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Car plates | ZPL |
Website | http://www.powiat.policki.pl |
Police County (
The county covers an area of 664.16 square kilometres (256.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 64,147, out of which the population of Police is 34,284, that of Nowe Warpno is 1,170 and the rural population is 28,693.
Neighbouring counties
Police County is bordered by the city of Świnoujście (across the Szczecin Lagoon) to the north, and by Goleniów County, the city of Szczecin and Gryfino County to the east. It also borders Germany to the west (districts Vorpommern-Greifswald and Uckermark).
There is a common bus transport system in Police and Szczecin.
Police County has road connections with:
- Szczecin (Poland), A6 Motorway and roads No. 10, 13 and 115
- Pasewalk in Vorpommern-Greifswald (Germany), road No. 10
- Goleniów (Poland), Penkun in Uckermark and Berlin (Germany), A6 Motorway
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into four gminas (two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
Gmina Police | urban-rural | 251.4 | 41,417 | Police |
Gmina Dobra | rural | 110.3 | 12,361 | Dobra |
Gmina Kołbaskowo | rural | 105.4 | 8,835 | Kołbaskowo |
Gmina Nowe Warpno | urban-rural | 197.1 | 1,534 | Nowe Warpno |
Nature, sights, tourist attractions and accommodation base
- The Wkrzanska Forest - Natura 2000 area; in the area of Świdwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary, Świdwie Lake near Tanowo and Dobra)
- Daubenton's Bat, Natterer's bat, brown long-eared bat).
- Kayak-way on Gunica River from Węgornik through Tanowo, Tatynia and Wieńkowo to Police (Jasienica)
- The Szczecin Lagoon in the area of Police (Trzebież, Nowe Warpno)
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Historical buildings in the area include:
- Brick Gothic Church in Police - Jasienica (14th/18th century)
- Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police - Jasienica (14th century)
- Chrobry Square in the Police Old Town
- Neo-GothicChurch (19th century) in the Police Old Town
- The Police Lapidary in The Staromiejski Park in the Police Old Town
- Town hall in Nowe Warpno (14th century)
- Churches from 13th century in Kołbaskowo, Dobra, Wołczkowo, Buk, Wąwelnica, Mierzyn, Barnisław and Będargowo.
Accommodation facilities are consisted mainly of hotels in Police, Trzebież, Brzózki, Mierzyn, Lubieszyn, Przecław, Przęsocin and Ustowo (hostel and inn) and agritourism farms. e.g. in Rzędziny and Kołbaskowo. Accommodation base of Nowe Warpno is a resort, marina, camping, guest house and rooms in private homes.
References
Further reading
- Aischmann, Bernd: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, die Stadt Stettin ausgenommen, ISBN 978-3-935749-89-3
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